Science activity #53411,
updated 19 January 2024
Continuous Flow and Water Quality Monitoring Network in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Description / purpose
This project envisions the continuation, expansion, and further integration of high frequency monitoring for flow, water quality (including chlorophyll and nutrients), sediment, as well as biological responses at key locations in the Delta and Suisun Bay. The physical properties monitored by the fixed-station network are the primary drivers of the habitat conditions and biological responses that management actions hope to achieve. Nutrient dynamics are explicitly measured at select stations to improve our understanding of how physical dynamics, water quality and landscape features shape the base of Delta food webs. These data will provide information about drivers linked to food quantity and quality as well as potential toxins production by harmful algae. Suspended-sediment monitoring provides an understanding of the inputs and internal exchanges between regions, locations of sources and sinks, and provides insight into the underlying cause of turbidity variability in the study area. Suspended-sediment measurements gage the availability of suspended sediment for existing marshes and for proposed large-scale marsh restoration efforts in the Delta.
There are a total of 5 sub-tasks in this project:
• Task 1: Hydrodynamics Team – Fixed Station Network Operation and Maintenance
• Task 2: BioGeoChemistry Team -- Fixed Station Network Operation and Maintenance
• Task 3: Delta Sediment Team – Fixed Station Network Operation and Maintenance
• Task 4: Bay Sediment Team – Fixed Station Network Operation and Maintenance
• Task 5: Project Management
Linked science activities
None specifiedCollaborators
Brian Bergamaschi, Principal investigator -
U.S. Geological Survey [USGS]
Tamara Kraus, Principal investigator -
U.S. Geological Survey [USGS]
Jon Burau, Principal investigator -
U.S. Geological Survey [USGS]
Tara Morgan-King, Principal investigator -
U.S. Geological Survey [USGS]
David Hart, Principal investigator -
U.S. Geological Survey [USGS]
Catherine Ruhl, Principal investigator -
U.S. Geological Survey [USGS]
Activity status
- 1 Awarded / Initiating (2023)
- 2 In progress / Ongoing
- 3 Complete
Funding summary
Total allocated funding: $14,335
Label | Value |
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Contract # or labor code | R23PG00065 |
Implementing organization | U.S. Geological Survey [USGS] |
Funding organization | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation [USBR] |
Funding Source | Not provided |
Date of award | 2023-06-26 |
Date of fiscal year-end | 2025-03-30 |
Total award amount | $14,335 |
State type of obligation | Not provided |
Federal type of obligation | Interagency Agreement |
Reimbursability | Not provided |
Procurement mechanism | Contracted competitive or direct award |
Location
Subbasins
Delta regions
Geographic tags
None specified
Products and outputs
Type | Title | Description | Views |
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Physics to Fish: Understanding the Factors that Create and Sustain Native Fish Habitat in the San Francisco Estuary | The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) operates t | 2 |
Type and context
Science action area
SAA Need 1 (2022-2026): Improve coordination and integration of large-scale experiments, data collection, and evaluation across scales and institutions
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SAA Need 2 (2022-2026): Enhance monitoring and model interoperability, integration, and forecasting.
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SAA Action Area 5 (2017-2021): Modernize monitoring, data management, and modeling
Management themes
Science themes
Environmental conditions
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Hydrologic changes
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Hydrology and hydrodynamics
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Nutrients, energy and food web
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Sediment
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Water quality
Types
Science functions
Management actions
None specified
Science Topics
Lead implementing organization
Partner implementing organizations
None specified
Funding organizations
Funding programs
None specified
Funding sources
None specified